FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Veracruz

Owners have filed 956 complaints about the Hyundai Veracruz with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2012. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Hyundai Veracruz

361 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2009 Hyundai Veracruz

42 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Veracruz year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2012 B 79 0 5 97,085 Engine & Cooling
2011 B 149 5 0 86,500 Engine & Cooling
2010 B 125 3 7 114,000 Engine & Cooling
2009 B 42 0 0 74,465 Engine & Cooling
2008 D 361 15 3 86,000 Engine & Cooling
2007 C 200 7 7 94,800 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Hyundai Veracruz

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 331 34.6%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 186 19.5%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 91 9.5%

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2007

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Airbags 38 4.0%

Worst in 2008

Lights 38 4.0%

Worst in 2008

Steering 26 2.7%

Worst in 2008

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Body & Structure 23 2.4%

Worst in 2010

Fuel & Propulsion 21 2.2%

Worst in 2011

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Doors, Latches & Locks 7 0.7%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Veracruz

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Alternator/Generator/Regulator 20 27.8%
Body 15 20.8%
Automatic Transmission 8 11.1%
Door 7 9.7%
Headlights 6 8.3%
12V/24V/48V Battery 5 6.9%
Pressure Monitoring AND Regulating Systems 3 4.2%
Accelerator Pedal 3 4.2%
Latch 3 4.2%
Switch 2 2.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hyundai Veracruz, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Dec 2007 peak 36 Aug 2026

Hyundai Veracruz problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Hyundai Veracruz

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.